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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] media: amphion: Remove lock in s_ctrl callback
To: Ming Qian <ming.qian@nxp.com>, mchehab@kernel.org,
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From: Andrzej Pietrasiewicz <andrzej.p@collabora.com>
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Hi Ming Qian,

W dniu 25.04.2024 o 08:50, Ming Qian pisze:
> There is no need to add lock in s_ctrl callback, it has been
> synchronized by the ctrl_handler's lock, otherwise it may led to
> deadlock if driver call v4l2_ctrl_s_ctrl().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ming Qian <ming.qian@nxp.com>
> ---
>   drivers/media/platform/amphion/vdec.c | 2 --
>   drivers/media/platform/amphion/venc.c | 2 --
>   2 files changed, 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vdec.c b/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vdec.c
> index a57f9f4f3b87..6a38a0fa0e2d 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vdec.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/amphion/vdec.c
> @@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ static int vdec_op_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
>   	struct vdec_t *vdec = inst->priv;
>   	int ret = 0;
>   
> -	vpu_inst_lock(inst);

I assume that PATCH v2 2/3 might cause the said deadlock to happen?
If so, maybe it would make more sense to make the current patch preceed
  PATCH v2 2/3? Otherwise the kernel at PATCH v2 2/3 introduces a potential
deadlock.

Regards,

Andrzej

>   	switch (ctrl->id) {
>   	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_DEC_DISPLAY_DELAY_ENABLE:
>   		vdec->params.display_delay_enable = ctrl->val;
> @@ -207,7 +206,6 @@ static int vdec_op_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
>   		ret = -EINVAL;
>   		break;
>   	}
> -	vpu_inst_unlock(inst);
>   
>   	return ret;
>   }
> diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/amphion/venc.c b/drivers/media/platform/amphion/venc.c
> index cdfaba9d107b..351b4edc8742 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/platform/amphion/venc.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/platform/amphion/venc.c
> @@ -518,7 +518,6 @@ static int venc_op_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
>   	struct venc_t *venc = inst->priv;
>   	int ret = 0;
>   
> -	vpu_inst_lock(inst);
>   	switch (ctrl->id) {
>   	case V4L2_CID_MPEG_VIDEO_H264_PROFILE:
>   		venc->params.profile = ctrl->val;
> @@ -579,7 +578,6 @@ static int venc_op_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
>   		ret = -EINVAL;
>   		break;
>   	}
> -	vpu_inst_unlock(inst);
>   
>   	return ret;
>   }